Stock Basics: 3 Different Types of Stock

The majority of stock is common stock, but there are two other types as well.

1.Common

• Traded by the general public (i.e. on NYSE, NASDAQ, Dow Jones)
• Executed quickly

2. Preferred

• You either have to pay more to get it or you have to be part of the company to get it
• If the company folds preferred stock gets paid before common stock

3. Unlisted

• Can be common or preferred, but it isn’t traded on the exchanges
• It can be traded within a company